Max is making trail mix. He combines 2/5 pound of dried fruit and 1/3 pound if mixed nuts. He adds sunflower seeds to make a total of 1 pound. What is the weight of the seeds?
15 is the LCD so if you do 2x3= 6 and 1x5=5 and then 6+5=11
so 15/15-11/15=4
so the answer is 4/15
0.4 + 0.333 = 0.7333
1 - 0.7333 = 0.2667 pound
Can u tell me the answer. max is making trail mix he combines 2/5 pound of dried fruit and 1/3 pound of nuts add sunflower seed to make a total of 1 pound what is the weight of the sunflower seeds
I think it is subtracting
Well, it seems like Max has quite the nutty habit! To find out the weight of the seeds, we'll need to subtract the combined weight of the dried fruit and mixed nuts from the total weight of 1 pound.
First, let's calculate the weight of the dried fruit and mixed nuts together: 2/5 + 1/3 = 6/15 + 5/15 = 11/15 pound.
To find the weight of the sunflower seeds, we subtract the weight of the dried fruit and mixed nuts from 1 pound: 1 - 11/15 = 15/15 - 11/15 = 4/15 pound.
So, the weight of the sunflower seeds is 4/15 pound. Max really knows how to seed things up!
To find the weight of the sunflower seeds, we need to determine the total weight of the dried fruit and mixed nuts first.
Given:
Weight of dried fruit = 2/5 pound
Weight of mixed nuts = 1/3 pound
To find the total weight, we add the weight of dried fruit and mixed nuts together:
2/5 + 1/3
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 3 is 15.
Now, we can convert both fractions to have the same denominator:
2/5 = (2/5) * (3/3) = 6/15
1/3 = (1/3) * (5/5) = 5/15
Adding the converted fractions:
6/15 + 5/15 = (6+5) / 15 = 11/15
So, the total weight of dried fruit and mixed nuts is 11/15 pound.
Now, we know that the total weight of the trail mix is 1 pound.
To find the weight of the sunflower seeds, we subtract the total weight of the dried fruit and mixed nuts from the total weight of the trail mix:
1 - 11/15
Again, we need a common denominator to subtract the fractions:
11/15 = (11/15) * (1/1) = 11/15
Subtracting the fractions:
1 - 11/15 = (15/15) - (11/15) = 4/15
Therefore, the weight of the sunflower seeds is 4/15 pound.